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A Ghost Story: P.7-2023

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Ghost Story
A Winter’s Tale

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine
Opie, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Christopher Lennox-Boyd; Grosvenor prints, from whom bought by donor 16 June 2015

Legal notes

Given by Gordon G.F. Dixon, 2023

Measurements and weight

Height: 535 mm
Width: 625 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2023) by Dixon, Gordon

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1785

Note

Proof with scratched lettering

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.7-2023
Primary reference Number: 280286
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Tuesday 20 June 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Ghost Story" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280286 Accessed: 2024-11-02 18:35:14

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/280286 |title=A Ghost Story |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 18:35:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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